Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson

SMC commander Lt. Gen. Thompson retires

July 30, 2021

Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), will retire Aug. 1. […]

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Colonel Ryan Colburn leads the team dedicated to modernizing the GPS constellation to meet tomorrow’s needs. (Photo: U.S. Space Force)

GPS upgrade: SMC shares constellation modernization plans

May 7, 2021

By Col. Ryan Colburn Director, Spectrum Warfare Division and Portfolio Architect, Space and Missile Systems Center The United […]

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US ally receiving modern military GPS user equipment

January 6, 2021

Germany is the first United States ally to order the new military code (M-code)-capable Military GPS User Equipment […]

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Headshots: Col. Ryan Colburn, Shawn Ryan, Mike Shepherd, Christopher Hogstrom

Webinar to highlight GPS program updates, SMC space enterprise architecture

October 2, 2020

GPS World, in conjunction with Spirent Federal Systems, will be hosting a webinar on Oct. 8 that will […]

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The Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) in use in 2011. (Photo: U.S. Army)

SMC awards 3 agreements for modernized GPS handheld

July 9, 2020

SMC awards multiple rapid prototyping agreements for joint modernized GPS handheld device; four demonstrations to be held On […]

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Screenshot: SpaceX live feed of launch

SMC and SpaceX launch third GPS III satellite

June 30, 2020

Update (U.S. Space Force news release): The U.S. Space Force and its mission partners successfully launched the third […]

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Katherine Johnson. (Photo: NASA)

GPS III SV-08 ‘born’ with core mate complete, named Katherine Johnson

June 10, 2020

SV03 scheduled for June 30 launch News from Los Angeles Air Force Base, California The United States Space […]

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Coronavirus delays GPS III SV03 launch until June

April 8, 2020

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has decided to reschedule the launch of […]

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